Grasshopper pie
| Type | Pie |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | United States |
Grasshopper pie is a no-bake mint-flavored mousse pie with a chocolate crumb crust. Typically light green in color, it is associated with spring, and especially with Easter celebrations in the United States.[1] The pie takes its name from the Grasshopper cocktail.[2]
Preparation
Grasshopper pie filling is made by folding whipped cream into marshmallow or cream cheese. The cream cheese version is made by adding green food coloring to a mixture of condensed milk with cream cheese, then gently folding in chocolate-covered mint cookie crumbs and whipped topping.[3] Alternately, melted marshmallows can be gently folded into fresh whipped cream.[4] The filling is infused with creme de menthe and creme de cacao, which give the mousse its characteristic green coloring.[5]
The crust is a chocolate cookie crumb crust, variations of which can be made with crumbled sandwich cookies, or by melting chocolate in a double boiler and stirring in crisped rice cereal, then pressing the mixture into a pie dish and allowing it to set in the refrigerator.[6]
References
- ^ "Bring back springtime memories with desserts". The Montana Standard. April 7, 1993.
- ^ "Grasshoppers Leap Onto Pie Scene". The Times Dispatch (Richmond, Virginia). March 27, 1960.
- ^ "Grasshopper Pie". Taste of Home.
- ^ "Grasshopper pie is popular". The Charlotte News. February 1, 1974.
- ^ "A Tint of Mint". The Los Angeles Times. March 2, 1969.
- ^ "As green as grass". The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, Kentucky). March 12, 1980.